Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

police officertosecurity guard

A police officer already meets 36% of what the security guard role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From police officer
36%
Overlap1
To security guard
15 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
68.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

36%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.7/ 100

1 Share of the security guard role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the police officer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A security guard role treats 9 of its required skills as things a police officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • check official documents
  • comply with the principles of self-defence
  • detain offenders
  • ensure law application
  • ensure public safety and security
  • identify security threats

What stands in the way is 11 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A security guard role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a police officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held regulate traffic assisting and caring
  • already held control crowd assisting and caring
  • already held illegal substances services
  • already held comply with the principles of self-defence assisting and caring
  • already held detain offenders assisting and caring
  • already held restrain individuals assisting and caring

All 15 carried skills, including the 9 the security guard role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 36 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 assisting and caring 6 required, 9 supplementary
  • required, not held check tickets at venue entry required
  • required, not held execute inspection walkway required
  • required, not held maintain facility security systems required
  • required, not held deal with aggressive behaviour required
  • required, not held perform body searches required
  • required, not held perform security checks required
  • optional, not held carry out security activities with a dog optional
  • optional, not held exercise security in hospitals optional
  • optional, not held provide security in detention centres optional
  • optional, not held conduct airport security screening optional
  • optional, not held ensure store security optional
  • optional, not held manage lost and found articles optional
  • optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
  • optional, not held provide door security optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held liaise with security authorities required
  • required, not held stay alert required
  • optional, not held interrogate individuals optional
03 information skills 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held identify terrorism threats required
  • optional, not held ensure security on ships optional
  • optional, not held document security incidents in the store optional
  • optional, not held ensure hotel security optional
  • optional, not held monitor parking areas to maintain security optional
  • optional, not held inspect cargo optional
04 services 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held security threats required
  • optional, not held alarm systems optional
  • optional, not held security in commercial buildings optional
  • optional, not held security in industrial buildings optional
  • optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
05 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held monitor surveillance equipment required
06 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
  • optional, not held criminal law optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a security guard role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held check official documents skill
  • already held comply with the principles of self-defence skill
  • already held detain offenders skill
  • already held ensure law application skill
  • already held ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held identify security threats skill
  • already held patrol areas skill
  • already held practice vigilance skill
  • already held restrain individuals skill
  • already held control crowd skill
  • already held ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
  • already held illegal substances knowledge
  • already held legal use-of-force knowledge
  • already held manage major incidents skill
  • already held regulate traffic skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held explosives optional
  • optional, not held surveillance methods optional
08 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held check methods optional
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
25 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held alarm systems optional
  • optional, not held carry out security activities with a dog optional
  • optional, not held ensure security on ships optional
  • optional, not held exercise security in hospitals optional
  • optional, not held provide security in detention centres optional
  • optional, not held conduct airport security screening optional
  • optional, not held document security incidents in the store optional
  • optional, not held ensure hotel security optional
  • optional, not held ensure store security optional
  • optional, not held explosives optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
  • optional, not held manage lost and found articles optional
  • optional, not held monitor parking areas to maintain security optional
  • optional, not held security in commercial buildings optional
  • optional, not held security in industrial buildings optional
  • optional, not held check methods optional
  • optional, not held criminal law optional
  • optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held handle surveillance equipment optional
  • optional, not held inspect cargo optional
  • optional, not held interrogate individuals optional
  • optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
  • optional, not held provide door security optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held surveillance methods optional
40 held skills the security guard role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse legal evidence skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse road traffic patterns skill
  • not needed by the target role anticipate foreseeable problems on the road skill
  • not needed by the target role apply first response skill
  • not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
  • not needed by the target role assess railway operations skill
  • not needed by the target role check diving equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct drug abuse tests skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct frisk skill
  • not needed by the target role diving operation requirements knowledge
  • not needed by the target role educate public on road safety skill
  • not needed by the target role examine crime scenes skill
  • not needed by the target role execute working instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role first response knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle case evidence skill
  • not needed by the target role hear witness accounts skill
  • not needed by the target role instruct public skill
  • not needed by the target role investigate forgery cases skill
  • not needed by the target role investigate road accidents skill
  • not needed by the target role investigation research methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role issue fines skill
  • not needed by the target role law enforcement knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain diving equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain order at scenes of accidents skill
  • not needed by the target role manage theft prevention skill
  • not needed by the target role perform drug investigations skill
  • not needed by the target role perform underwater investigations skill
  • not needed by the target role physical characteristics of railways knowledge
  • not needed by the target role present evidence skill
  • not needed by the target role provide care for horses skill
  • not needed by the target role railway law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
  • not needed by the target role ride horses skill
  • not needed by the target role road traffic laws knowledge
  • not needed by the target role safe horseback riding principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role train animals for professional purposes skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role write situation reports skill
10 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held security threats required
  • optional, not held alarm systems optional
  • optional, not held explosives optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements related to ammunition optional
  • optional, not held security in commercial buildings optional
  • optional, not held security in industrial buildings optional
  • optional, not held check methods optional
  • optional, not held criminal law optional
  • optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
  • optional, not held surveillance methods optional
Index

Other moves recorded from police officer

Full index of moves from police officer

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.